Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
February 2, 2005
Submitted
February 7, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49350
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Emergency Light
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SEA - AFT TAIL CONE EMERGENCY LIGHT ON LEFT SIDE INOPERATIVE ON TEST OF LOWER TAIL CONE HANDLE. FOUND WIRE BROKEN FROM THREE WIRE SPLICE IN TAIL CONE AREA. RESPLICED BROKEN WIRE IN AFT TAIL CONE AREA FOR EMERGENCY LIGHT ON LEFT SIDE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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